Economic and Trade Song Dynasty

Qin Juan said that the sheep will not grow old when they arrive in Luobu City, but should be thinner.

"Didn't you feed them all the way? Why did they lose weight?" Danmu asked puzzled.

"Because of the exhaustion of the boat and the car, they can't get exercise, so they will lose weight." Qin Juan stroked the sheep's hair, and the sheep bit his sleeve.

Danmu still couldn't figure it out, he shook his head and said, "I've been exercising all the time, why haven't I gained weight, but Hu Qiuer has been eating and gained a lot of weight..." Danmu felt a very fierce gaze from milk, and immediately stopped talking .

Songman was furious, stretched out his hand and squeezed the flesh on his cheek, oh!What is this called? How can I gain weight again!

"...Tomorrow we should enter King Kuandan's territory, everyone should be careful." Qin Juan coughed and changed the subject.

I'm really afraid that these two little guys will fight again.

"Don't worry, the young master has explained everything." Danmu looked confident.

Qin Juan didn't know how Huhu arranged it, but knowing that Huhu had been helping him secretly, he couldn't express how he felt.

Zhao Huaizhi used the identity of Huhu to help him secretly, but used Zhao Huaizhi's identity to approach him.

So what kind of mood did Zhao Huaizhi feel towards him?

Fifty miles away from Daor'er, Danmu said that his people did not find any news about Deputy General Zuo An.

"Could he have left Daordu long ago?" Danmu asked him.

Qin Juan shook his head: "I don't know, Zuo An is a golden man, so he probably wouldn't run around."

"Or he has already gone to the command of other princes and princes." Danmu said.

Qin Juan nodded: "This is more reasonable."

"Does King Dayong want you to find him? Do you need me to send some people out to help?" Danmu asked him.

Qin Juan shook his head: "No need, whether Zuo An is going or staying, since he doesn't want us to know, it has been carefully considered. Everyone has their own ambitions, and we can't force it. King Dayong will not stop him."

After finishing speaking, Qin Juan looked at Danmu thoughtfully: "Danmu knows who else has power in Dawuer besides the Heyan family?"

Danmu thought for a while, shook his head and nodded again.

"Many forces are gathered in Daorudu and Woluduo, and you know that is where we rose up. Even though the Heyan family is the most powerful, others should not be underestimated, so I can't answer Qin's question. "Danmu scratched his head.

Qin Juan clearly felt Danmu's growth, perhaps because Huhu arranged for someone to teach Danmu in the past year.

"Danmu, thank you."

Facing Qin Juan's sudden thank you, Danmu was a little confused.

"Qin, when do you think we can return to Luobu City?" Danmu twitched a few times, feeling really embarrassed, and changed the subject.

Qin Juan smiled and said, "Danmu doesn't want to stay longer on the road?"

"No, I'm just afraid that after sending you back to Luobu City, the young master will let me go back to Daor's ear, and then I will be separated from you again."

"There are so many sheep transporting cars, the speed of going back is not as fast as we came, and it should take two months to return to Luobu, so we have two months to chat on the road." Qin Juan blinked with a smile .

Danmu turned around in embarrassment, his heart beating faster.

Qin Juan still maintains a kind of youthful innocence towards his friends. He laughs when he talks about happy things, and winks when he talks about interesting things. He doesn't know that at this moment, he is more handsome and attractive than when he was a child. .

Danmu twisted the sleeves of his clothes with his fingers, and he didn't slow down for a long time, his face was red and his head was lowered.Just like every time he saw the young master, he would feel uncomfortable seeing Qin Juan now.But even so, every time I see them, my heart is warm.

More than a month later, they encountered a little trouble when they arrived in Liangzhou.

At this time, the number of officials inspecting the passing business travelers increased, and they had to be checked.

In addition to checking the goods, there are also their identities and household registrations.

If Danmu hadn't received the young master's reminder in advance, they wouldn't have been able to handle it smoothly.

This year, the merchants passing through Liangzhou were all questioned, and many caravans were destroyed. Qin Juan didn't know the details, but he could guess the general idea.

It's nothing more than money, and the people at Zaoduanwang are making money.

As for why he wants to make money, I am afraid that only Kuan Duan Wang himself knows.

Because of Danmu, they stayed in Liangzhou for two days before setting off again.

From Liangzhou to Luobu, this section is much easier, at least they know that they will be able to reach Luobu territory after walking for at least twenty days.

The bleak autumn wind hit in a blink of an eye, and the grassland was all yellow.

When Qin Juan came back again, he walked through the vast sea of ​​sand and saw the withered grassland.

I hope that at this time King Dayong has prepared enough food and grass for these sheep to survive the winter.

The day before they arrived in Luobu City, Qin Juan asked a few soldiers to notify them first.

Some ministers such as King Dayong and Ayiga brought some people to pick them up outside the city in person.

Qin Juan's carriage drove over from a distance, and many people cheered when they saw so many sheep in the carriage.

The soldiers released the sheep one after another, and Riyue and Ayiga carried the lambs one by one to check them.

"It's pretty good, most of them are fat and strong, take good care of them, it should be very spectacular by this time next year..."

The officials were very happy. There were so many sheep from the Onan River. Some of them had never seen such fat sheep when they grew up.

He hugged Qin Juan's shoulders every day, obviously feeling a bit depressed after realizing that Qin Juan was a little taller than him again, but it soon dissipated, and he said with a smile: "Qin Lang has worked hard this trip, and these sheep will all be a little bit taller in the future." I leave it to you to take charge."

"By the way, I still have something to tell you." Dayi stopped, and Qin Juan looked at him, what was it that was so mysterious.

"Dadu wanted my cousin to marry Ning Bai, but Ning Bai declined."

Qin Juan was startled, and looked at Yueyue, who asked him what he meant by this.He asked: "Do you want Ning Bai to marry Miss Xiji, or do you not want Ning Bai to marry Miss Xiji?"

Yue Yue curled his lips into a smile: "Then what do you think is the direct purpose of Naima Zhen's wanting Ning Bai to marry Xi Ji?"

Qin Juan thought for a while and replied, "Husi Ordu City."

He narrowed his eyes every day, handed the lamb in his hand to the servant beside him, clapped his hands, and asked, "Then why did Ning Bai refuse?"

Qin Juan was taken aback.Naturally, it was because of those iron mining camps. Ning Bai wanted the iron mining camps, but he didn't want Hu Si'er.

The reason why Ning Bai didn't want Hu Si's ear is very straightforward. Hu Si's ear was originally jointly owned by Xi's family and Yue Yue's biological father.Later, after the death of Yueyue's biological father, he was handed over to King Yiwen and the Xi family for control, and after King Yiwen died, he was all under the control of the Xi family.

Ning Bai would be criticized for holding that place, and Ning Bai didn't want to have too much power.

But Ning Bai would rather make iron privately than think hard about his ears?You must know that if someone finds out making iron without permission, it is a death penalty for treason.

"By the way, speaking of Ning Bai, I ordered his Iron City to be built in the west of the city, only two or three miles away from the west gate. The frame has already been made and should be completed next year."

Qin Juan nodded, he looked at the sky, he seemed to have noticed that Ning Bai's people should come to him, maybe Luo Bu has come to wait for him.

Now that such a long time has passed, the iron in Ningbai Iron Camp has probably piled up into a mountain, and no matter how much it is refined, it will have to be sold.

Qin Juan looked at Riyue and asked: "If Ningbai wants to sell iron, should he entrust the caravan to sell it or let the cavalry do it?"

Yue Yue shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet."

"Well, then let's put the sheep in place first, and then think about it." He smiled heartily, and suddenly his expression froze when he thought of something, "By the way, Zuo An may not be in Daoru anymore, there is no trace of him news."

Hearing this, Tian Ri would not be too shocked, but it was expected.He said indifferently: "Zuo'an has ambitions. He devoted his allegiance to Jihabu Camp because of my uncle. Later, he met Luba Qianhu as his confidant. Now that my uncle and Luba Qianhu have passed away, I have nothing to attract him. In addition, he has been loyal to me during the battle of seizing the throne, so I have already prepared for his departure this time."

Qin Juan nodded, not knowing how to comfort him, so he could only smile lightly at Ri Ri.

Yue Yue also patted his shoulder with a smile, and then asked: "Then how are you doing with my marriage?"

Qin Juan pursed his lips and smiled, deliberately keeping his mouth shut.

Every day was anxious, wishing to kick him: "Brother treats you as a brother, you just tease me like this... From the time I came back to now, I have been chatting for a long time and I deliberately didn't talk about this..."

Hearing this, Qin Juan laughed louder and louder: "I didn't expect the prince to want to marry the princess so much, hahahahaha..."

The soldiers not far away didn't know what Qin Juan was laughing at. They thought they were talking about something good and happy, so they laughed too.

After glancing at the past with cold eyes every day, those soldiers froze and shut up resentfully.

Yueyue looked at Qin Juan again: "What happened?"

Qin Juan restrained himself a little, and took out the token of marrying the Duoyan family from his luggage and handed it to Yueyue.

"My lord, take a look for yourself. I haven't opened it and I don't know what it is."

Yue Yue took it over, opened a corner wrapped in cloth, and recognized that it was a string of beads that women often wear on their heads, gold beads and black pearls were mixed together.

Qin Juan caught a glimpse: "Miss Wu Dusi seems to like black pearls very much."

"..." Dayi didn't understand what Qin Juan meant by saying this sentence, it seemed to remind him that he was poor.

After collecting the token every day, he said again: "I prepared the dowry gift a few years ago and let Mr. Luwen Zhenxiu send it over. After Mr. Luwen Zhenxiu's letter comes, you and I will go to meet my princess together."

"..." Qin Juan said that he went back and forth twice in a year, and he almost threw up in a hurry.

"Wait, where did you get the money for the bride price?" Qin Juan asked with a frown.

Dayue replied: "My cousin told me that my mother (biological mother) has a batch of dowry and they help to keep it. If I want it, they will send it to me, and my aunt will also give some, but I don't want to take it from me. Mother and my aunt's things to marry my princess..."

"But now you not only have no money but also urgently need money." Qin Juan said expressionlessly while holding his chest.

"..." Riyue rolled his eyes, "You are right, so I decided to..."

Yue Yue embraced Qin Juan, and whispered in his ear with a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly, "Do you still remember the golden cave in Heishui Heishan..."

Qin Juan's pupils trembled, and he quickly retorted: "I don't remember!"

Take advantage of the situation to push him away.

Yue Yue squinted his eyes and smiled, and embraced him again: "You must remember the location with such a good memory!"

Qin Juan just wanted to avoid him: "I can block my memory, and I will forget everything I don't want to remember!"

Said: "What the hell..."

"You don't understand after I say it. Anyway, I don't remember the location of the hidden gold cave. Don't look for me." Qin Juan didn't want to take the risk of going to a place like Heishuiheishan again. The last time he came out alive was luck!

"By the way, you haven't run out of money, these are all left over." Qin Juan handed him the money bag in his hand.

Surprised every day: "There are so many left?"

"I made a fortune after selling that batch of goods, and I talked with the sheep seller for a few more days."

"Okay, Qin, then you can help me earn a dowry." Yue Yue patted him on the shoulder.

Qin Juan: "It is definitely not enough to get a dowry money in a short period of time. I think the prince should see how much money he can give. If not, he should use your aunt's money first. After all, the things left by King Yiwen are also Yours, you give all of it to your aunt to show filial piety, and now you want to marry a wife, if you take some of it away, no one will say anything about you."

Qin Juan seemed to understand that the story about the three evils circulating in Onanhe about Yueyue when he was young might be half-truth and half-false, and later on, Riyue gave everything that was in front of his adoptive father to his aunt.

Therefore, the son of King Yiwen, who returned to Dadu from Samarkand that year, actually had nothing.

He didn't know the truth of the story of killing the fetus in the aunt's womb. He just firmly believed that Tian Ri was not such a person. At least, the son of Prince Yiwen who had a bad temper when he was young might be disgusting, but he never really killed a slave or slave.

As a prince, in this era, it is enough to be able to do this.

The Xi family also respected Yue Yue's aunt, the widowed concubine who lived in Hu Si Or'er, sitting on the wealth and servants left before King Yiwen, and even Wu Du, who had been following him, was also left behind by the Xi family. Tiger thinks about his ears.

Sometimes, Qin Juan couldn't understand how Ri Yue felt about his aunt.

Yueyue didn't speak, he walked faster, Qin Juan didn't catch up, as if he felt that Yueyue didn't want to talk about his aunt.

Or maybe, the death of the fetus in the aunt's womb was really a big blow to Prince Yiwen's son when he was young...

Or maybe it's just the day someone told you when you were young: You killed your aunt's unborn child, your brother or sister.

And when I was young, I didn't understand anything, so I believed it.

At this moment, Qin Juan looked at Riyue's back and suddenly felt a little bit of autumn wind.

So how did Tianyue survive such a childhood when she was a cub...

They don't know.

In any case, he is still willing to believe that there may have been a misunderstanding in that matter, not unconditionally believing in the day, just based on that day, the setting sun was bloody on the battlefield, when the soldiers told the day that Wu Lin Nu had fled away, his whole body was tense. Riyue, who was tense, was obviously relieved.

He understands that Riyue doesn't know what to do if he really catches Wulin Nu.

Because Yueyue didn't want Wulin to die in anger.

Therefore, that news made every day feel like a heavy burden was relieved.

At least, he can be sure that Dayong Wang Yueyue is not a cruel person.

The official sheep farm was built in the south of Luobu City, because the best grassland in Luobu City is here.

There is also a large area of ​​grassland near Luobu Nur in the north, but there are so many swamps that even people dare not go there.

Legend has it that there are countless swamps there, and if you don't pay attention, you will sink into it, and you will be swallowed without leaving any bones.

And except for the swamp, walking west of Lop Nur is a desert, and the desert there is even more terrifying.

quicksand.

This is what people who walk in the desert fear most.

They can also be like a swamp, eating people without spitting out bones.

Therefore, when he learned of this, Qin Juan realized that there are very few places where the fiefdoms are really suitable for people to live.

Qin Juan built a sheep shed outside the official sheep farm in the south of the city. He originally wanted to live alone, but Danmu didn't return to Dawuer.

"Does Huhu have no mission for you?" Qin Juan asked puzzled.

Danmu looked over and replied: "My task is to accompany you to herd the sheep."

Qin Juan's body shook, and he didn't recover for a long time.

"Zhao Huaizhi, we're back in Luobu. I'll save some money to house a sheep shed. Would you stay and raise the sheep with me?"

Qin Juan closed his eyes.

In Wuduan City, he asked Zhao Huaizhi that.

He stood up suddenly and walked outside the sheep house.

He wanted to shout: You go back and let Zhao Huaizhi accompany me to herd the sheep.

But why should he yell at Danmu.

They are all the hateful Zhao Huaizhi.

hateful.

You can't settle down with me, so why stay here.

He thought angrily, but when he saw flocks of sheep running towards him, all his troubles were instantly dispelled.

He wanted to hug the sheep with the five-color flag tied on its ears, but suddenly found that the sheep had grown up, and it was not easy for him to hold it.

He touched its head and suddenly smiled.

At this time, Jibuza came with Songman and Chunhua riding a pony.

This year, the spring flowers grew very fast, leaving Songman far behind.

So much so that Songman now wants to avoid Chunhua when he sees it, because others like to compare him with Chunhua.

Luwen Chunhua wears a high ponytail and is dressed in sassy men's clothes. I don't know where she got a fan and holds it in her hand.

Qin Juan was taken aback when he saw her for the first time, and this girl surprised him every time.

However, if men's clothing is worn for a long time, it is difficult to take it off.

Although he didn't know why he had such an idea.

"Brother Qin Juan, can you accept me as an apprentice?" Luwen Chunhua saluted him respectfully.

Qin Juan froze for a moment, then looked at him suspiciously.

"I want to learn the 28 Constellation sword techniques."

Qin Juan looked at Songman, but Songman didn't dare to look at him.

Because of his complacency, Songman brags how powerful he is in front of Chunhua, and then Chunhua fights with him, so the current scene occurs.

"..." Qin Juan paused for a while and said, "It depends on Master Zhenxiu, if your father doesn't let you practice martial arts..."

Chunhua looked at him with resolute eyes: "My father will definitely not let me practice martial arts, but I want to learn. On the day Luobu City was occupied, I saw women and children who couldn't run being captured by the enemy. For a moment, I thought, I must make myself stronger."

Qin Juan stared at her for a long time, sighed: "I can teach you, you don't have to take me as your teacher."

"Really?" The girl's eyes sparkled.

"I never lied to you." Qin Juan smiled.

"Great." Eight-year-old Chunhua happily jumped off the horse.

This is just like a child, Qin Juan seems to be relieved, he doesn't like that all the children in the world are polished into adults by this world, it will only make him feel bad.

The pair of soldiers trotted over: "My lord, my lord! Our sheep has given birth to its first litter!"

The soldier was also happy like a child.

Half a month ago, someone told him that a sheep had been pregnant for a long time.

Although I don't know if it was conceived on the way, but it was clearly a lamb before...how come so fast.

Qin Juan didn't pay much attention.

Now when I heard the soldiers say that the first litter of sheep had calved, I felt both novelty and shock.

He had never seen a newborn lamb, nor had he seen Danmu, Songman, or Chunhua, so they ran to the shed behind the sheep house in a swarm.

The newborn lambs can't even open their eyes, and can't even stand up. They nestle in the ewe's arms to suckle.

"Both ewes gave birth today, that one was the first to give birth, and this one has only one litter, and the ewe over there gave birth just now, and this one has two litters," the soldier told Qin Juan .

Qin Juan suppressed a novel and excited emotion, and asked cautiously: "Can they all live?"

The soldier nodded, then shook his head again: "It should be fine, as long as the first half month of birth lasts, you can grow up safely..."

Qin Juan asked them to take good care of the three little lambs. This was their new hope and beginning.

The biggest enemy of Guanyang Farm is not the gradually withering grassland, nor is it the coming cold winter.

It's the wolves after winter.

How to prevent the wolves from the southern mountain forest from killing the sheep has become an important task that they must guard against.

Torches and lanterns were lit all night around the sheep house, and soldiers patrolled it.

Of course, not only to prevent wolves, but also to prevent the sudden appearance of the army.

Qin Juan had a plan, so he recruited Mu Ya and some soldiers under his jurisdiction.

He led people to dig a trench three miles away from Guanyang Farm.

Some people say that this kind of trench seems to be invented by the Jin people, and it has the same function as the Great Wall. Even the trenches that appeared on the grasslands of the Kingdom of Jin are called the Great Wall.

Because it is a grassland, it is too blatant to build a beacon tower. If you dig a trench stretching for dozens of miles, the effect is the same, and it can form a concealment on the endless grassland.

If the enemy's cavalry comes and falls into the trench, they can catch them all in one go.

It's the same with wolf.

At first, Qin Juan was only using this idea to defend against wolves. He did not expect that after he started to do it, King Dayong heard about it and felt that it was necessary to dig some trenches around Luobu City to defend against the enemy.

It's just that they don't have enough manpower, and this idea was shelved. After all, if it is really done, it will be a huge project that stretches for hundreds of miles.

When the third litter of lambs was born, Luobu City ushered in the first snow in early winter.

At this time, King Dayong prepared the dowry car first, and Mr. Luwen Zhenxiu took on this important task.

Because the Mongolians believe that a man who is happily married and has children can serve as such a ceremony official can bring a good marriage to the couple, so Master Luwen Zhenxiu is the first choice.

Ayiga led 100 people to escort him, showing the majesty of King Dayong.

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theater:

(A six-year-old wolf cub is herding sheep)

Wolf cub: Huhu accompany me to herd the sheep.

Huhu: You are a wolf, uh, why do you herd sheep every day.

Wolf Cub: Only after herding the sheep can I have money to buy new clothes for Fox.

Fox: Oh, let me herd the sheep with you.

an hour later

Wolf Cub: Didn't you say you would herd the sheep with me? Why are you always next to me...

Huhu: I will accompany you to herd the sheep, and I will let you herd the sheep... Mu.

Qin Juan: ... Hmmm. (you bit me)